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Well, there is a 200+ lot with "a purpose". They cap the bid or ask side, and earlier in the session just kept going - feeding off small hits. Just after 1.32 was breached, it was like the mouths of hell were opened .. and a storm downwards with the 200+ mounted on his dark horse wielding his...

Just some big player pushing trading for what it was worth, capping on futures - on bid - then on ask, and then the switcharoo all over again. It's just to be expected on a thin day. I don't have a Globex terminal, so I don't know who it is. edit: trading needs to be done carefully...

Japanese offers cap the Yen rise according to Thomson, and perhaps the inability of the EU to stem the Euro will be the theme for the rest of the day and week. It isn't getting any support from traders, and still looks like a deer in US headlights. :D Too bad EU corporations had not hedged in...

1.3202 and german IFO business confidence numbers that sucked below low expectations. 30 minutes before - the italian business confidence also disappointed. Looks like the EU is getting hit hard, and exporters will bear the brunt. That ruffian came back from storming it down with the 200+ lot...

EURUSD is quite scary, it's this one big ruffian - and there are absolutely noone of size hitting his bid .. He just feeds of all the small hits and is pressuring them upwards. It's almost comical. I am still waiting for some signal to get in, because it got a lot more interesting, but there...

Spot moves ok, but I don't see that marketmaker getting hit, so he'll probably need that voodoo-tratment anyhow. :) Maybe he's just too fast - faster than his own shadow - yes, Lucky Luke. :D edit: went short on spot demo account - it could need a boost - but pretty dangerous in mid 70s...

It has been a very boring night, but I thought we would see some action back on pressure of BOJ, or some more official statements showing they were taking measures asap. More hazy talk and no good short USDJPY opportunities, just more USD weakness. 2 scalps on EURUSD, but it was like watching...

Repeated statements from BOJ .. Now cabinet secretary Hosoda warns that it's clear that currency moves are ont in line with fundamentals ... All play and no work .. makes Jack ... Could we see something which makes it clear for us, please ? Markets won't hear any of it. Watachi-wa...

Sure, like now - the marketmaker on EURUSD don't like to see any trades - and discourages it by having an almost constant 3-5 ticks spread on the future - with fair bid and "pretty wide ask". I guess he'll get burned bad if he plays easy to get tonight, and maybe his job is to play down any...

Kuroda, head of Asia Development Bank, says the further rise of the € is inappropriate, and is adamant that forex stability must be maintained - according to Thomson/Reuters. He almost sound like the IMF charter, but also is the mastermind behind Japan's intervention strategy. In further...

EURJPY sees some action, while EURUSD still is being bogged by MMs playing the "wide spread" game to discourage anyone, and not hit any smalltime lots. So far USDJPY has also been quite good, but the EURJPY is becoming increasingly interesting given the EURUSD run-up and good japanese numbers...

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Looks like EURJPY is becoming interesting. The effect also make the EURUSD come down some, but there are reported bids around 1.3140 and 1.3120 - although I don't think we'll see that tough action yet. If EURJPY senses the pull of the 135.00 again, this might get hairy for the craneberry...

Wow! Nice japanese trade surplus and export growth ... That should give some food for thought. It looks like a nice opportunity for some moves in the asian session. It might get overly choppy - but that's the fun of it.

Awfully quiet, but anyone willing to see if the USDJPY will move some tonight ? Might spill over into EURUSD action too ... Even news from Thomson has dried up. Better wait until the japanese correspondents wake up. :)

Scalping a little better on the USDJPY now, but EURUSD seems quite steadfast. It also looks like it's mainly running stops now too, but that is definitely running it higher sometimes - ATH high that is. :D

It is just to get the bigger move well below 1.30 - I think it will happen, and then I will see how things fare to decide how I equate my funds. I don't have any "stop loss" on this - but I guess going around 1.40 and no looking back, or consolidating might just get me stuck with USD. As this...

I guess currency traders can never rest, but as it involves staying in the news flow - I enjoy that. :) Besides, I'm programming on every available pause I have from trading. Got to see if everything just mellows down now, or if this market is still here. USDJPY has some concerted moves to...

Was trading the EURUSD and USDJPY last night until the morning - almost London open. Won a little on EURUSD and lost a little on USDJPY - which irritatingly managed to just hit my stop during the IB close - can't figure how that coincidence happened. :) Well, the slower action during the...

I did not see this EURUSD train of trading coming anywhere this week and certainly not today. I guess this is a taste of what thin and volatile markets can do for us in december ... scary. I have just traded fx futures since late june, so I have no idea how it is. Also the russian play today...